38 CFR § 21.7130 - Educational assistance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s21.7130"
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title: "38 CFR § 21.7130 - Educational assistance."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "21.7130"
section_name: "Educational assistance."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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# 21.7130 Educational assistance.
VA will pay educational assistance to an eligible veteran or servicemember while he or she is pursuing approved courses in a program of education at the rates specified in §§ 21.7136, 21.7137 and 21.7139 of this part.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3015, 3022, 3032; Pub. L. 98-525)